Yet another "How old are you?" thread

Corinnguard · 2026-03-28T13:04:17+0000

Maxperson said:
I arrived breech in 1970.

My twin brother and I were expected to be born in October. We decided that we could not wait another month.

thullgrim · 2026-03-28T13:08:39+0000

1975. Another X’er.

Ryujin · 2026-03-28T13:14:03+0000

Maxperson said:
Not to mention, he was shot with a magic bullet and only D&D players have those.

(You have no idea how hard it is to find a take-down sniper rifle that will fit in a diaper)

MGibster · 2026-03-28T15:06:10+0000

payn said:
You had programs on satellite as a kid?

There were some folks here in the United States who had satellite dishes starting in the 70s and became increasingly popular in the 1980s. Unlike the smaller dishes we're used to these days, these were monstrous dishes that took up a lot of room in someone's yard. A lot of people were able to pick up premium channels like HBO without having to pay fees as well as other broadcasts from far, far away. It didn't take HBO long to scramble their signal and rent out descramblers for those who want to watch. I don't think any of my friends had satellite when I was a kid and they weren't the norm in any neighborhood I lived in. They were always an unusual sight.

We rented a house in the early 2000s that had an old satellite dish in the yard (not pictured here).

dragoner · 2026-03-28T15:07:30+0000

It's funny is because gen x is a band, and had a song "your generation."

Ryujin · 2026-03-28T15:08:48+0000

dragoner said:
It's funny is because gen x is a band, and had a song "your generation."

Baby Billy Idol

dragoner · 2026-03-28T15:12:44+0000

Ryujin said:
Baby Billy Idol

I own at least two of their albums, the old stuff became way more popular when he became a big MTV star.

Ryujin · 2026-03-28T15:20:01+0000

dragoner said:
I own at least two of their albums, the old stuff became way more popular when he became a big MTV star.

I had a couple as well ("Kiss Me Deadly" and I can't remember the other) but got rid of all my vinyl a few years back. Also had a couple of his solo albums.

dragoner · 2026-03-28T15:24:55+0000

Ryujin said:
I had a couple as well ("Kiss Me Deadly" and I can't remember the other) but got rid of all my vinyl a few years back. Also had a couple of his solo albums.

I had at least his later cassettes like with "Eyes Without a Face" and vinyl albums I know I had "Kiss Me Deadly" and "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls." For regular pop rock he was great.

Ryujin · 2026-03-28T16:13:42+0000

dragoner said:
I had at least his later cassettes like with "Eyes Without a Face" and vinyl albums I know I had "Kiss Me Deadly" and "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls." For regular pop rock he was great.

One of my best memories of motorcycle touring was ripping through the twisties of the White Mountains, on a '92 BMW K75RT, with "White Wedding" blaring on the speakers.